# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=396 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 397 --- ## [Privacy settings on the user's profile page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/privacy-settings-on-the-users-profile-page/14960)
**Author:** [@diff](https://meta.discourse.org/u/diff)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2014, 2:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/privacy-settings-on-the-users-profile-page/14960 "2014-04-23T14:23:48Z")
As an example, here’s Quora privacy features: --- ## [How to add a new language](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-a-new-language/14970)
**Author:** [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2021, 6:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-a-new-language/14970 "2021-01-06T18:55:12Z")
Contribute translations The first step is to do some translating in our Crowdin workspace. Create an account and start translating in one or more languages. See Contributing translations to Discourse for more informati… --- ## [Default email settings for a new user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-email-settings-for-a-new-user/14980)
**Author:** [@kinabalu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kinabalu)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2015, 7:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-email-settings-for-a-new-user/14980 "2015-08-21T19:20:43Z")
Is there a way to configure default options for new users in the realm of the email settings in preferences? As we have moved from a Google Group to Discourse, we’d like to encourage engagement by sensible defaults. An… --- ## [Ubuntu indicator to monitor your activity on a Discourse forum?!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ubuntu-indicator-to-monitor-your-activity-on-a-discourse-forum/15020)
**Author:** [@diff](https://meta.discourse.org/u/diff)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2014, 6:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ubuntu-indicator-to-monitor-your-activity-on-a-discourse-forum/15020 "2014-04-23T18:02:19Z")
I was scrolling this page, and one of indicators attracted me. This one: StackApplet is a GNOME panel applet that monitors your activity on any StackExchange site. To install it, use this ppa. The first time the ap… --- ## [Revitalizing the Discourse Hub](https://meta.discourse.org/t/revitalizing-the-discourse-hub/15029)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/revitalizing-the-discourse-hub/15029 "2021-09-28T14:41:16Z")
The original basic idea of the Discourse Hub have a reserved @username across all Discourse instances, so when someone sees @username on any Discourse forum, they’ll know it is (probably) you! … seems like kind of a … --- ## [Install Discourse on internal RHEL server](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-on-internal-rhel-server/15032)
**Author:** [@vanakenm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vanakenm)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 12:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-on-internal-rhel-server/15032 "2014-05-08T00:07:56Z")
Hi, We want to start using discourse as an exchange platform between several teams at my company. The corporate overlords here provided us with RHEL servers. From reading the meta site, here is my understanding: insta… --- ## [Support for formal/informal language variations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-for-formal-informal-language-variations/15035)
**Author:** [@Sander78](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sander78)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2022, 10:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-for-formal-informal-language-variations/15035 "2022-05-27T10:19:58Z")
In some languages (Romanic and Germanic for example) there are significant differences between formal and informal speech. Right now I made the whole Dutch translation informal, but I can imagine some people might want t… --- ## [Track email queue ID](https://meta.discourse.org/t/track-email-queue-id/15059)
**Author:** [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2014, 2:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/track-email-queue-id/15059 "2014-04-25T14:29:34Z")
For any email we deliver (Admin / Email / Sent) we should log the queue ID. For example: 250 2.0.0 OK 1398407462 tv5si4104952pbc.459 - gsmtp This would make it possible to track down sent email if there’s a problem. --- ## [Additional emotions apart from like](https://meta.discourse.org/t/additional-emotions-apart-from-like/15064)
**Author:** [@Juffin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Juffin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2024, 8:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/additional-emotions-apart-from-like/15064 "2024-04-20T08:48:02Z")
Just a wild idea, will it be possible to duplicate like \<3 functionality and add it as for example dislike for posts? --- ## [A 1-year gratis one-click hosted solution for Discourse!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-1-year-gratis-one-click-hosted-solution-for-discourse/15071)
**Author:** [@reaon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/reaon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2014, 4:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-1-year-gratis-one-click-hosted-solution-for-discourse/15071 "2014-04-27T16:43:39Z")
Register here: Free Cloud Computing Services - AWS Free Tier which gives you one year free service Register here: Discourse(R) packaged by Bitnami --- ## [Pushing preferences to the Hub](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pushing-preferences-to-the-hub/15081)
**Author:** [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2014, 3:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pushing-preferences-to-the-hub/15081 "2014-04-29T15:17:19Z")
There are a few security/design problems with getting your preferences to the Discourse Hub. You can’t have the server make the request, because pushing should only happen at the request of the user. Using a GET redirect… --- ## [Mute category to mute all children categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mute-category-to-mute-all-children-categories/15098)
**Author:** [@nXqd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nXqd)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 11:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mute-category-to-mute-all-children-categories/15098 "2022-02-17T23:42:21Z")
I think this is more logical. In case, we want to exclude a specific child category, just insert it to watch. What do you guys think about this ? --- ## [Would like to be notified when a new user registers when 'must approve users' setting is on](https://meta.discourse.org/t/would-like-to-be-notified-when-a-new-user-registers-when-must-approve-users-setting-is-on/15129)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2014, 9:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/would-like-to-be-notified-when-a-new-user-registers-when-must-approve-users-setting-is-on/15129 "2014-05-06T21:11:14Z")
We are soft-launching our forum and currently have the users set up like this: When a user logs in, they need to be approved. But I (admin) don’t get any notification when a user signs up. This is a case where it’d… --- ## [Roadmap for styling email digest](https://meta.discourse.org/t/roadmap-for-styling-email-digest/15150)
**Author:** [@amitfrid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/amitfrid)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2014, 3:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/roadmap-for-styling-email-digest/15150 "2014-04-30T15:55:23Z")
Continuing the discussion from Styling email digest: Hey, In a more general way, I would really appreciate any roadmap for email styling. Since html emails don’t support css there isn’t any option to style them. My fi… --- ## [Support Docker v0.9.1 and up](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-docker-v0-9-1-and-up/15154)
**Author:** [@stealthii](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stealthii)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2015, 5:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-docker-v0-9-1-and-up/15154 "2015-07-11T17:03:53Z")
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ships with Docker v0.9.1, as the package docker.io. The launcher script asks for v0.10.x or above, yet Discourse runs fine under the official docker release by Ubuntu. I would like to think that 14.04.… --- ## [People with experience, Bitnami vs Communiteq? :S](https://meta.discourse.org/t/people-with-experience-bitnami-vs-communiteq-s/15156)
**Author:** [@CleverMoniker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CleverMoniker)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2014, 6:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/people-with-experience-bitnami-vs-communiteq-s/15156 "2014-04-29T18:44:09Z")
Okay, so I’ve pretty much settled on using Discourse for a planned forum I intend on making. I have friends who will be joining and hopefully, within a few years, be a fairly strong community. Here’s the thing, I don’t … --- ## [Use one Fastmail account to serve multiple Discourse instances](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-one-fastmail-account-to-serve-multiple-discourse-instances/15178)
**Author:** [@Sander78](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sander78)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2014, 8:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-one-fastmail-account-to-serve-multiple-discourse-instances/15178 "2014-04-30T08:07:11Z")
Discourse uses POP to extract mails from your mailbox and then deletes them. Any mail not recognized will be dropped. This could be a problem if you - for whatever reason - have only one mailbox to spare and want differe… --- ## [Add new metrics in the administration interface](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-new-metrics-in-the-administration-interface/15179)
**Author:** [@CamilleRoux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CamilleRoux)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2016, 12:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-new-metrics-in-the-administration-interface/15179 "2016-02-02T12:28:59Z")
Hi, In order to have a better idea of the community health on a Discourse forum, could we think to add some new metrics? Here is some idea : Percentage of active contributors (# of users who write something in the las… --- ## [Reset read state on groups of topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reset-read-state-on-groups-of-topics/15186)
**Author:** [@adopilot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adopilot)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2014, 7:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reset-read-state-on-groups-of-topics/15186 "2014-04-30T19:21:55Z")
How hard will be to add feature to users to mark reads by bluk actions. It will be nice if We cluod bulk “READ” topics. My users want to have clear NEW lists --- ## [The RSS title is "Latest Topics"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-rss-title-is-latest-topics/15200)
**Author:** [@CamilleRoux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CamilleRoux)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 3:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-rss-title-is-latest-topics/15200 "2014-05-08T15:29:34Z")
Is it possible to replace the RSS title from “Latest Topics” to the forum title? --- ## [Viewing a list of users who are watching a category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/viewing-a-list-of-users-who-are-watching-a-category/15225)
**Author:** [@wesochuck](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wesochuck)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2016, 12:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/viewing-a-list-of-users-who-are-watching-a-category/15225 "2016-07-02T12:49:43Z")
We’d like a way to see which users have added a category to their watch list. Ideally this information would be able to be exposed to mods as well, or handled as a new security “type” for the category security settings. … --- ## [How to handle multiple account?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-handle-multiple-account/15244)
**Author:** [@ahmadsoe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ahmadsoe)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2021, 8:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-handle-multiple-account/15244 "2021-06-20T08:54:24Z")
On some big forums, some users have multiple accounts to support their own opinion, get an extra like, get an extra vote on polling or post offensive to other users. How can we use discourse to handle issue like this? --- ## [Make search options optional](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-search-options-optional/15249)
**Author:** [@TechnoBear](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TechnoBear)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2014, 10:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-search-options-optional/15249 "2014-10-12T22:01:19Z")
Entering search from a Profile page (mine or another member’s) the search facility automatically prefers posts by that member. Likewise from within a category. Both those things are useful as an option, but frequently … --- ## [Sending PM requires first locating recipient](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sending-pm-requires-first-locating-recipient/15250)
**Author:** [@TechnoBear](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TechnoBear)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2014, 1:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sending-pm-requires-first-locating-recipient/15250 "2014-11-27T01:03:43Z")
On vBulletin, I can send a PM to somebody by going to my messages and typing a username into a new message. Unless I’m missing something, that’s not possible on Discourse. Instead, you need to visit the member’s Profile … --- ## [Dates are not localized in the no-JS version](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dates-are-not-localized-in-the-no-js-version/15272)
**Author:** [@CamilleRoux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CamilleRoux)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2014, 9:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dates-are-not-localized-in-the-no-js-version/15272 "2014-08-06T21:37:01Z")
Hi, Dates are not localized in the no-JS version. Here is an exemple in French: (Date is still in English) --- ## [PMing suspended members](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pming-suspended-members/15276)
**Author:** [@TechnoBear](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TechnoBear)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2014, 5:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pming-suspended-members/15276 "2014-05-13T17:14:28Z")
(Sorry - not sure if this is the best category.) Somewhat to my surprise, you can PM a suspended member. Nothing pops up to say “sorry - member is suspended for the next 200 years, so don’t hold your breathe waiting for… --- ## [Show Category for posts in member’s Profiles](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-category-for-posts-in-member-s-profiles/15277)
**Author:** [@TechnoBear](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TechnoBear)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2014, 8:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-category-for-posts-in-member-s-profiles/15277 "2014-05-26T20:51:32Z")
It would be useful to have the category shown alongside posts in member’s Profiles. If, for example, a member has been link dropping, I may want to check their other recent posts to see if there are more to be dealt wit… --- ## [Google Webmaster Tools does not like topics description](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-webmaster-tools-does-not-like-topics-description/15278)
**Author:** [@CamilleRoux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CamilleRoux)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-webmaster-tools-does-not-like-topics-description/15278 "2014-05-07T15:47:29Z")
All the topics have the same meta description and GWT doesn’t like it: What about using an excerpt of the topic content instead? --- ## [Add markup to control alignment of images and text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-markup-to-control-alignment-of-images-and-text/15287)
**Author:** [@NomNuggetNom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NomNuggetNom)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2014, 11:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-markup-to-control-alignment-of-images-and-text/15287 "2014-05-03T23:12:23Z")
This image should explain it all Here is the code (this actually pastes differently here, but the same thing happens with the text) \[img\]https://cdn1.iconfinder.com/data/icons/windows-8-metro-style/32/info.png\[/img… --- ## [Lots of warnings about rsyslogd, locks up discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lots-of-warnings-about-rsyslogd-locks-up-discourse/15311)
**Author:** [@shadowhand](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shadowhand)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2014, 8:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lots-of-warnings-about-rsyslogd-locks-up-discourse/15311 "2014-10-07T08:31:44Z")
I just installed Discourse on a Rackspace server, using the same general instructions as for Digital Ocean. No issues with the install, everything works great until I restart the server, at which point this starts appear… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=395) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=397)